That is a spread winged eagle in front of the breech block pivot pin. I dont know what it means.

Does anybody know what this mark on my Luger means?

http://forum.lugerforum.com/picture....pictureid=2938

It is an Imperial German proof mark showing acceptance of that part. Bill

This will be a debate of minds...this will be a interesting piece, and there are doubters. In my opinion, it is all original to the gun from an assembly time frame because they( and the blue match) the gun exactly. Do you have you dads capture papers too? As someone else said record all you dad's info on this. This could be a very valuable gun...because there are always exceptions to rules that are not printed in books.

BTW, people don't buy the stories too often, that is why I say record you dad's info on video...paper and so forth. The story is important to you...and to other collectors too when evidence is provided too. :)

Thanks Frank. Dad says that he has his service papers somewhere and maybe there will be something else on the Luger with them. He did have a photo of himself and Sgt Merk who offered the Luger to him. I will update this post as I get more information.

What is interesting is the two parts that mismatch, but all the blue is the same condition. So if there was a swap it was done in the beginning during assembly, and not during ww2. This gun is most likely a 1920's production...sat in a box or was a desk Luger. Why would the mismatch not have a low level of bluing if it was swapped out supposedly in ww2? Is it possible that in the final days there was stock piles of guns in the capital?? Sure...what makes this more interesting is the condition...and how it stayed in this condition at the last days of the war. I recommend you do not shoot it any more, for the sake of its minty condition.

Oh, I do not plan on shooting it again. thanks. I look forward to finding out more about it's origin.